conundrum

kəˈnʌndrəm

conundra

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Definition of conundrum - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

puzzlepuzzling problem hard to solve

The conundrum of climate change requires urgent action.

enigma

riddle

riddlequestion asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer

He delighted in asking guests conundrums that made them think..

puzzle

riddle

decisions

Rare

difficult choice or decision to make

Rare

Choosing between the two jobs was a conundrum.

dilemma

puzzle

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Expressions with conundrum

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conundrum wrapped in a mystery

extremely puzzling situation or problem

The case was a conundrum wrapped in a mystery.

conundrum wrapped in an enigma

extremely difficult problem or situation to understand

The case was a conundrum wrapped in an enigma for detectives.

Origin of conundrum

Unknown, possibly from Latin conundrum (a riddle)

Examples of conundrum in a sentence

The detective faced a conundrum with no easy answers.
The children enjoyed solving the conundrums.
She always had a new conundrum to share.
The committee faced a conundrum over the budget cuts.
Deciding on the vacation destination became a conundrum.

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French:casse-tête, devinette, ...
German:Rätsel, Dilemma, ...
Italian:dilemma, indovinello, ...
Spanish:enigma, adivinanza, ...
Portuguese:enigma, charada, ...
Chinese:难题, 谜语, ...
Japanese:難題, なぞなぞ, ...
Arabic:مُعْضِلَة, لُغْز مُسَلٍّ, ...
Hebrew:חִידָה, דִילֵמָה, ...
Russian:загадка, дилемма, ...
Ukrainian:загадка, дилема, ...
Hindi:पहेली, बुझारत, ...
Bengali:জটিল সমস্যা, প্রহেলিকা, ...
Catalan:enigma, endevinalla, ...
Czech:hlavolam, hádanka, ...
Danish:gåde, hovedbrud, ...
Dutch:raadsel, raadselachtige vraag, ...
Greek:γρίφος, αινιγμα, ...
Hungarian:rejtély, találós kérdés, ...
Khmer:បញ្ហាចម្រូងចម្រាស, សំណួរប្រស្នា, ...
Korean:난제, 재미있는 수수께끼, ...
Persian:معما, چیستان, ...
Polish:zagadnienie, zagadka, ...
Portuguese (BR):enigma, charada, ...
Romanian:enigmă, ghicitoare, ...
Swedish:gåta, lustig gåta, ...
Thai:ปัญหายาก, ปริศนาคำทาย, ...
Turkish:ikilem, bilmece, ...
Vietnamese:vấn đề nan giải, câu đố vui, ...

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